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(No Model.)

F. H. DURBLL.

PEN HOLDER.

No. 398,317. Patented lFeb. ,19, 1889.

URK-ain'- FRANK ll. DURELI., OF ABAY CITY, MICHIGAN, ASSIGIWIR F(')Nlll-IIAIQF TO l JOHN lV. CUPI'I, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,31*?, datedFebruary 19, 1889.

Application tiled .l'uly 9, 1888. Serial No. 279,408. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. DURELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michi gan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Holders; and I dode- Clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- aet description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it1o appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ot referencemarked thereon, which forni a part oli' this speci ti cati o1 i In thecommon methods of' see-u ri ng writingpens tothe holder the pen-shank ispassed bctween the holder and a spring-plate ol sonic form, and theseparts, when the pen is in position, bear upon the pen-shank in a mannerto retain the pen in position but while the said devices operatesuccessful] y to retain the pen, great trouble and annoyance areoccasioned by the pen becoming corroded by the acids in the ink andYfixed in position in the holder, so that its removal therefrom is oftenentirely impossible, and at least to remove' the pen it must; begraliibed by the fingers for withdrawal, which is a great objection onaccount of the pen being generally covered with ink, which must becleaned or wiped oit be't'ore the removal of the pen or the fingers otthe operator are soiled or stained; and the objects of this inventionare to provide devices whereby the pen maybe rigidly and firmly securedin the holder, and also whereby the pen may be quickly and easily'["reed from the holder without applyin the lingers thereto, and also toproduce a cheap and casily-constructed device in which pens of varioussizes and forms may be at'lixed and held without special lite ting orbending ol the parts.

.llyinvention consists, substzmtially, in the arrangement andcombination ot' the several parts which are assembled. together in theconstruction of the device, as I hereinafter more ll'ully describe, andspecifically set lorth in llle claim.

l attain the aforesaid objects by means of the devices illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- .b is an inner socket with one endopen and Figure l is a view in perspective of my improved pen-holderwith the pen in position for use. Fig. 2 is the same with the parts inposition for releasing the pen. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal central sectionof Fig. l.' Fig. 4t is a longitudinal central section of Fig. 2.

Similar letters designate the same parts throughout the several views.

a represents the handle of pen-holder, and

6o shoved upon the end ot' the handle a and with its opposite end closedwith a rounded end, c.

d is a sleeve passed over the socket l), and is lirmly and rigidlysecured. to the open or inner end, c, thereof in any suitable manner,preferably by being litt-cd to iirmly grasp the end e, so as to berigidly held thereto byfrictional contact, the opposite or outer endoli' the sleeve being, however, divided by the longitudinal slits f,which extend somewhat bcyond the middle of the sleeve and form thespring-pieces g, the outer ends ot' which are turned inward, toi-minglips 7L, which, when the spring-pieces are closed upon the socket,- litover the outer rounded end, c, thereol", the springpieccs g being alsobent to spriu g outward to the 'form shown in Figs. 2 andai. when notconlined or held inward by a narrow band or sleeve, 1'., which isarranged to surround and slide upon the sleeve d, and which, when inposition upon the outer end of the sleeve, as shown in Figs. l and 3,closes the springpieces g upon the socket-piece, and when moved to aposition upon the inner end of the sleeve, as'shown in Figs. '2 and Je,allows the spring-piece g to expand or spring away lroni the outer end,c, of the socket.

In practice the pen y' is placed in position between the spring-piecesandthe socket when IOO parts, which prevents the withdrawal of the penin the common form of pen-holders; but it in no way affects myherein-described penholder, as, should the e i rrosion ot' the partstake place, by sliding' the band 'i to the inner portion of the sleeve dthe pieces g spring' ontwardly, and the pen may then be freed to y dropfrom the holder by a slight tap, and this also avoids the necessity ofapplying the fingers to the inky pen for its removal from the holder. y

I am aware that pen-hoiders are in use having a central socket or barrelwith a sleeve sliding` thereon for retaining' the pen in position or forreleasing the same, and I do not elaini the socket and sliding' sleeve,broadly; but with my improved eonstruetion. the pen is more easilyreleased, as the sliding' band z' is free from eontaet with the ink andnot lial ble to corrosion, and when the band is moved 1 tothe rear theswing-pieces g are entirely free, or if held by corrosion are instantlyfreed by pressing upon the projecting portion 1 of the pen, which itwill be seen, of course, is a very great advantage over the forms ofpenholders having a sliding,` sleeve, which is liable to become corrodedby the ink and rigidly held thereby against a rearward movement.

I-Ience, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

In a pen-holder, the combination of the central socket, l), providedwith a closed outer end, the sleeve d, surrounding and rigidly securedby its inner end to the said socket and provided on its outer end withlongitudinal slits f, and having the pieces g between the slits springoutwardly and away from the socket, and the movable band t', surroundingthe sleeve for clasping and retaining the said spring-pieces g upon thepen and socket, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atti x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'FRANK H. DURELL.

\Vitnesses:

WM. GoLDIE, J'As. E. THOMAS:

